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Step by step, cousins on are the run for their cause
NORWICH, Conn. — Tanner Kern and Jordan Tucker are cousins on the run, and they are halfway to their goal. Kern, from Essex, and Tucker, from York, Pennsylvania, are in the midst of running from the 9/11 Memorial in Boston to the 9/11 Memorial in Downtown Manhattan – a total of 220 miles.
CT woman arrested on DUI charge after rolling car over into wooded area
A woman was arrested on a DUI charge over the weekend when she rolled her car over off the road and into a wooded area in Ledyard. Officers responded to the 200 block of Iron Street just after 12:20 a.m. on Saturday on the report of a rollover crash and found the driver of the vehicle sitting on top of her car, which was on its side in a wooded area off the eastbound side of the road, ...
Vegas vacation: Waterford custodian places in national contest
Waterford ― At 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Quaker Hill Elementary School Custodian William “Mr. Billy” Krajewski was near Town Hall when he got a frenzied phone call from Principal Christopher Discordia. “Where are you? There’s something going on. We need you,” he asked Krajewski, who has worked for...
Bongo Ron’s Cigar Social Coming Up
Bongo Ron’s Cigar Shop and Lounge is hosting its annual cigar social at Westbrook Elks Lodge #1784, 142 Seaside Ave, Westbrook, on Sunday, May 19, from 1 to 9 p.m., and tickets are going fast. Proceeds will benefit the Elks Veteran’s Fund & Renovations. There will be a full buffet dinner, live music by The Locomotives, a bourbon tasting, beer, door prizes, and a raffle. Two premium cigars are included with the price of admission, and there will be single cigars and boxes of cigars for sale. Tickets can be purchased at Bongo Ron’s Cigar and Lounge, 65 Main Street, Old Saybrook. For more information, call 860-388-2876.
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy stops by CT pizza spots
(WFSB) – Barstool Sports founder and pizza review king David Portnoy stopped by some pizza spots in Connecticut on Wednesday. Portnoy stopped by Sicily and Mondo in Middletown, and Sapore in Old Lyme. “I walk to the counter I’m looking at him I’m like, oh jeeze, it’s prez. We...
Shots fired at residence on Cliff Street in Norwich CT. Here's what we know
Gunshots were fired into a residence on Cliff Street in Norwich on Monday. Norwich Police said that at approximately 5:25 p.m. Monday, the dispatch center received several 911 calls reporting shots fired in the area of Cliff Street and North Cliff Street in Norwich. Numerous patrol officers responded to the...
East Providence and Westerly baseball battled each other and the elements. What happened?
EAST PROVIDENCE — We’ll need a Division II baseball playoff meeting between Westerly and East Providence to settle this. Wednesday night came and went without a resolution. The Bulldogs and Townies battled the elements as much as each other, and Mother Nature ultimately won out after seven tense innings. The two teams finished in...
Softball Recap: Westerly comes up short despite Bella Mazzarese's strong performance
Westerly is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Waterford. The Westerly Bulldogs fell just short of the Waterford Lancers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Westerly couldn't push the score so high this time.
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